TECHNICAL NOTES Unethical Practices in Nigerian Engineering Industries: Complications for Project Management O. E. Alutu1 and M. L. Udhawuve2 Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to establish the unethical practices in engineering industries and identify the various factors that could encourage unethical practices in the nation’s life with a view to highlighting the findings for corruption-free management of projects. A sample of 226 was randomly selected for the study from a population of 12
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The Bofors scandal was a major corruption scandal in India in the 1980s; the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and several others were accused of receiving kickbacks from Bofors AB for winning a bid to supply India’s 155 mm field howitzer. The scale of the corruption was far worse than any that India had seen before‚ and directly led to the defeat of Gandhi’s ruling Indian National Congress party in the November 1989 general elections. It has been speculated that the scale of the scandal was to the
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shocking story against retail giant‚ Wal-Mart. His investigation started after Wal-Mart shut down its internal investigation over the possible bribery of Mexican officials. Wal-Mart used these bribes to accelerate growth in their Mexican zoning areas. These allegations surfaced when a Hispanic lawyer contacted Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville Arkansas. This lawyer had inside information on Wal-Mart’s bribes‚ as he represented them in their acts. He was used as a middle man for Wal-Mart’s payoffs
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society depends on ethics from people‚ companies and the government in order for a civilized world. What happens when an unethical behavior is done? What if it is done by a large corporation‚ large enough to hurt the economy? The Enron scandal is an example of a historical exposure of unethical behaviors within a company and it is also one of the largest corporate scandals in America. Enron started as a gas pipeline company. It soon expanded into the world’s largest and dominant corporation focusing
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3. Difference between Unethical and Unlawful Behaviour in the Business Context By definition‚ ethics refers to “a set of principles of right conduct.” It is also defined as “the rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession‚” (www.thefreedictionary.com) and in business may be considered the standards governing the conduct of people in the business environment. Business ethics is the behavior that a business adheres to in its daily dealings with the world.
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Slide one - Good afternoon everyone‚ my name is Ebrahim. This is my group mate Azam & Matelito‚ today we’ll be presenting the information about DOING BUSINESS IN COUP-PRONE FIJI. Slide two – as you may all know Fiji is an island country & officially called “republic of Fiji”. There were four coups during the past two centuries and Fiji becomes known as “a coup-coup land” . It is one of the most developed economies in the pacific island countries. & the main ecnomy income are from tourism and
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Aaron Millsap J. Dunn Eng. 201 7/20/2010 This Land is Your Land The term “American” has always been loved and hated by every country in the world. Foreigners that legally immigrate to the United States need to have a reason. Do immigrants do so because they want a better life for their families‚ a place that you don’t have to worry about bombs exploding‚ or if you speak up you put your life at risk? Being an American means that you want to practice and protect freedom because the conditions
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Toyota (Chapter 1) Overview. This case concerns the systems used by Toyota to become the third largest automobile manufacturer in the world. The case illustrates how this organization strives to serve customers and achieve a profit. The case intentionally emphasizes features of Toyota’s manufacturing system‚ rather than its marketing strategies per se‚ to show how the whole organization is focused on serving customer wants and needs‚ not just the marketing department. Suggestions for Discussion
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Unethical advertising Advertising in the 21st century has become more competitive and aggressive toward children. They are being inundated by advertising at a very young age through television‚ radio‚ internet‚ and teen magazines. Children are vulnerable marketing targets: easy to manipulate and posse the power of persuasion over parents. They take things literally and can’t discriminate between the real and imaginary features of products. Companies are exploiting children as consumers which
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whole company’s and investors’ loss. His selfish and unethical behavior not only deceived the investors but also finally resulted in Enron’s bankruptcy. In addition to crippling investor confidence and provoking questions about the sustainability of a deregulated energy market‚ Enron’s collapse has precipitated a complete reevaluation of both the accounting industry and many aspects of corporate governance in America. As a result of the scandal‚ thousands of people lost their jobs‚ some people lost
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